All articles by Ben Clover – Page 67
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Academic health science network plans given 20 July deadline
The Department of Health has asked for expressions of interest to form academic health science networks by 20 July.
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Senior hospital boss leaving for KPMG job
Malcolm Lowe-Lauri, chief executive of University Hospitals Leicester Trust, is taking up a new job with the consultancy firm.
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NHS has to change attitude to private sector - Carruthers
One of the most senior figures in the NHS told a conference session the service “had to change its attitude” to the private sector.
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Exclusive: London chief executive regrets 'compromise' that created biggest deficit trust
The chief executive of NHS London Ruth Carnall has told HSJ she regrets the “compromise” that created South London Healthcare Trust in its current form.
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Exclusive: Hospitals aim to save £2.35bn on costs in 2012-13
Hospital trusts intend to take £2.35bn out of their cost base this financial year, an HSJ investigation reveals.
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Clustering in part to blame for PCT's £28m blackhole
The move from primary care trusts to clusters was in part to blame for a £28m black hole opening up in the books of a PCT, a report has found.
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Exclusive: chief executive of the biggest-deficit trust stands down
The chief executive of the trust with the biggest deficit in the NHS has resigned, HSJ has learned, while another troubled trust is losing five of its eight directors.
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University Hospital Coventry and Warwickshire FT application date slips
A West Midlands teaching hospital has seen its application date for applying for foundation trust status put back.
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In-house consultancy saves NHS £7.1m in fees
The NHS’s in-house consultancy says it saved the service an estimated £7.1m in consultancy fees in 2011-12.
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Hospital trust chief executive appointed as Monitor director
Heather Lawrence, boss of Chelsea and Westminster Hospital Foundation Trust, has been appointed as a non-executive director at Monitor.
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FT applications given higher risk rating
The efforts of three London trusts to achieve foundation status have been given a higher risk rating HSJ has learned.
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UCLH joint venture aims to reduce PFI costs
One of the NHS’s most prestigious foundation trusts is spearheading a joint venture to drive down PFI costs.
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DH tells would-be FT application delay 'cannot happen again'
PERFORMANCE: A West Midlands teaching hospital has seen its application date for applying for foundation trust status delayed in the face of falling revnues ansd “numerous performance issues”.
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Lawyers warn largest foundation trust it could face German tax bill
Guy’s and St Thomas’ Foundation Trust has been advised it could face a significant tax-bill from the German authorities.
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Foundation trust pipeline agency studies franchise and risk-share routes
The agency responsible for pushing trusts through the foundation authorisation pipeline will look at private sector management franchises and “risk-sharing agreements” for NHS hospitals.
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Nicholson calls for 'leap forward' in management style
The NHS chief executive said the management style of the service will have to make a “great leap forward” if it is to survive with little or no investment in the future.
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Improved NHS procurement could save £1.2bn - Burns
Health minister Simon Burns has said the NHS can save “at least” £1.2bn over the next four years if it improves the way it handles procurement.
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Overnight discharge data questioned as hospitals hit back
Misleading data has emerged as a possible explanation for claims that hospitals discharge large numbers of patients in the middle of the night.
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Expand independent sector provision, says 'most powerful' hospital chief
The NHS’s most powerful hospital trust chief executive has used a HSJ interview to call for an expansion of independent sector provision.
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GP quality monitoring project under threat from reform
PERFORMANCE: A groundbreaking project monitoring the quality of GPs faces an uncertain future once its host strategic health authority is abolished.